The Republic of Plato (edit title)

• Rated 5 stars

“Since there is not a person alive who should feel comfortable critiquing the work of Plato, I'll just talk about Mr. Bloom's work here.

Allan Bloom, a great mind in his own rite, was a student of the brilliant Leo Strauss, and it shows in his work. This translation can be a little clumsy because it is so literal--but necessarily so. Through this translation--but not without some diligence--it is certainly possible for the reader who is new to Plato to begin to better understand this great work of literature.”

• Rated 0 stars

“this book was hard to read but by the grace of God i read it all! It was a cross between life and death and heart and soul. Wonderful!!”

• Rated 5 stars

“I knew there was a reason that Plato is one of my favorite philosophers (apart from Descartes, Kant and Sartre)... And this is it. Terribly mind-boggling... you'll surely squeeze brain juices you never knew you had over this, but the enlightenment and epiphany over the principles in this amazing dialogue are well worth it.”

• Rated 5 stars

“This is obviously a work of genius by one of the greatest philosophers and mathematicians around. Plato delves into the idea of democracy and a country led by a republic system of government. Written a couple thousands year ago, Plato's ideas are timeless and helped influence our system of government today.”

• Rated 0 stars

“one of the first books on western philosophy, by a man who believed he should rule the world. more for the former than the latter.”

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“This is lame, but I remember very little about this book. One thing that struck me strongly was the presence of slavery, and that apparently it was okay with Plato (someone correct me if I'm misremembering that). What a load of crap. But then again, the folks that engineered the beginnings of the USA were okay enough with slavery that they didn't tackle it, either. Again, load of crap.

Does that mean you dismiss all the ideas these folks have to offer? Maybe so, as anyone that thinks slavery is acceptable is beyond tainted in my humble estimation.

All men are created equal, except these slaves over here, but they don't matter so shut up and sit down. We know what we're doing. Load of crap.”

• Rated 3 stars

“Plato is amazing.

I found particularly interesting "The Allegory of the Cave".. and the last chapter that deals with the Vision of Er.

I must not have understood the whole thing, cause there were big sections that didn't seem very interesting.. ;-)”

• Rated 5 stars

“A wonderful modern translation of this timeless work on the nature of justice. It makes you think that you are in Plato's back yard”

• Rated 2 stars

“I'm not sure I read this whole book. Just parts of it for Philosophy. He had some interesting and advanced ideas.”

• Rated 5 stars

“I once read, or heard? that 'the history of philosophy is but a footnote to Plato.' Absolutely true. From love and friendship to politics. Almost any subject can be related to Plato's writing, if not everything.”